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Testing Times Square: 'What is Foursquare?'

by Switched Staff on June 30, 2010 at 05:10 PM

Foursquare check in

Quite frequently we hit the streets of New York City to ask random passersby if they can identify the latest gadget, app or Web site, but we don't think we've ever seen our subjects as stymied as they were when trying to identify Foursquare. Most simply shrugged their shoulders, and one poor person even thought we were giving them a math quiz. In the end, we were only able to find one urbanite who was able to tell us that Foursquare was a location-based social networking application. (You know, "checking in" to different locations?) Although, even then, he seemed to think that it was better for identifying targets for robbery than actually connecting with people.

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charlie carrJul 11th 2010 3:43PM

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Angel in post 11....It's a JOKE, for crying out loud. Get a sense of humor!!

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gdelacruzphiJul 11th 2010 5:29PM

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Hahaha, some people does not have a sense of humor. :P

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DebbieJul 11th 2010 3:45PM

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Susie,
I remember playing four square and tether ball in 5th and 6th grade with my best friend who was Susie. What great fun. I moved back to the midwest, we kept in touch for a while, then it fizzled. You wouldn't happen to be her?? Miss Green was our favorite teacher.

Debbie

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TaxpayerJul 11th 2010 3:47PM

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What country is the Statue of Liberty?

Is Germany your final answer?

Nope, it's not in Germany. Care to take another guess?

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TaxpayerJul 11th 2010 3:50PM

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What country is the Statue of Liberty in?

Is Germany your final answer?

Nope, it's not in Germany. Care to take another guess?

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rthateJul 11th 2010 4:17PM

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Four- squares? Maybe squares in 4? Then again, maybe it's nothing at all but just a word that really has no meaning..much like what our President says all the time! Oh, I knew there was a way to bring him into this! HAHAHA!

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JudyJul 11th 2010 5:05PM

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Yankees are always behind the curve on knowing anything. New Yorker type yankees are the worst in America.

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New Yorker type yankeeJul 11th 2010 6:48PM

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I posted this a little while ago------Well, I can remember when everyone was cheering on for New York to come back. Now, it seems everyone wants to believe we New Yorkers are a bunch of clueless, selfish idiots. I have been living in Atlanta for a few years and I can tell you clueless, selfish idiots are not indicative of New York. But, we native New Yorkers appreciate the support....NOT!!!! ( I got to stand up for my hometown.....so let the flaming BEGIN!!!)------One of the clueless, selfish idiots just happens to be YOU!!!

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LauraJul 11th 2010 5:29PM

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Uh, do you THINK this might be a paid-for ad by 'Foursquare'?

AOL, these tactics are SO obvious. And no, I didn't read the article.

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jp0379Jul 11th 2010 6:02PM

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Gee, I guess those people actually have a LIFE!

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Liz ElalmJul 11th 2010 6:12PM

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Four squares of Hershey's chocoate, I don't know.

Let's get back to Susie and Debbie in posts 4, 5, and 19. I hope you're the same friends. Good luck.

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coronetgaJul 11th 2010 6:16PM

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Never heard of it. Some things are regional, known only to people in a particular region of the US.
Most NY'ers are too sophisticated to know what useless juvenile 4 square is.
Never heard of it in my neck of the Vermont woods.

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davidJul 11th 2010 6:24PM

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Four square is 16!

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Fran Amos CookJul 11th 2010 6:39PM

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Danged if I know. Which remiinds me of a stupid question - > Who was buried in Grant's tomb? You'd be surprised at the answers I've heard.

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SherryJul 11th 2010 7:17PM

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You are not dating yourselves, I am a teacher and kids still play four square today. Except now they have the square painted on the playground, you don't have to draw it anymore.

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jintz1986Jul 11th 2010 7:29PM

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i like noodle soup

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stefranktnJul 11th 2010 7:49PM

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actually, Switzerland is a small country sandwiched between France to the west, Austria to the east, Germany to the north, and Italy to the south in CENTRAL EUROPE. Norway, Sweden, and Finland... and yes... even Iceland, are in Northern Europe.

American education is lacking in so many. many , many areas.... !!!

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kjvazquezJul 11th 2010 8:01PM

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This took place in Times Square which means none of the people being interviewed were New Yorkers. If the idiots trying to put down New York were a little more astute they would have noticed none of the interviewees have New York accents. Times Square is where foreigners go to experience "New York" so New Yorkers stay away.

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BasilPuglisiJul 11th 2010 11:47PM

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I could not sit by and watch this, here is the educational info on FourSquare from my blog.

http://basilpuglisi.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/promotional-social-interactive-foursquare/

Visibility by Puglisi Consulting Group

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